7D & 6D Fighter Bays - how are they different?

[EUS]

Like the topic says, I was shopping for a fighter bay and both the 7D and 6D bays allow for 2 fighters.
The description regarding 7D makes no sense to me, it mentions 30 different allowable fighters?
Can someone shed some light as to why one would buy 7D?

 

[ShadowWolf Kell]

Like the topic says, I was shopping for a fighter bay and both the 7D and 6D bays allow for 2 fighters.
The description regarding 7D makes no sense to me, it mentions 30 different allowable fighters?
Can someone shed some light as to why one would buy 7D?

When a fighter is destroyed the fighter bay rebuilds a new one. In this case the 7D can build 30 replacements.

 

[EUS]

Really? That's amazing!

 

[ballingham]

When a fighter is destroyed the fighter bay rebuilds a new one. In this case the 7D can build 30 replacements.

Sweet, my conda can poop out an army of baby's... 1 at a time?

 

[Don Alvarez]

Sweet, my conda can poop out an army of baby's... 1 at a time?

Yup. When one is destroyed, there's a bit of delay while the next is being assembled.

So, the size 6 bay holds 16 fighters, and can store 2 different types.

Size 7 holds 30+ but still only two different types?

 

[EUS]

Wait, what?
Size 6 allows you to stock 16 fighters at a time?
Can you tell i'm new to the fighter mech?

 

[Obnoxious_Gamer]

Wait, what?
Size 6 allows you to stock 16 fighters at a time?
Can you tell i'm new to the fighter mech?

You can have two different fighter loadouts, and build 7 replacements for each loadout. The 70 allows for 15 replacements for each loadout.

 

[EUS]

Ok, thx.

 

[baudelier]

There are three different fighter bay classes. These are 5D, 6D and, 7D.

The 5D has one ready slot and parts for 5 replacement fighters.

The class 6D and 7D both have two ready slots with 7 or 14 spares for each slot respectively.

The advantage of the Class 6&7 over the Class 5 is that with two ready slots you can immediately launch the second slot while the first is assembling a new fighter.

 

[Arvel Yael]

Wait, what?
Size 6 allows you to stock 16 fighters at a time?
Can you tell i'm new to the fighter mech?

If it makes you feel better, everyone's new to the fighter mech.

 

[DragoonKnight]

There are three different fighter bay classes. These are 5D, 6D and, 7D.

The 5D has one ready slot and parts for 5 replacement fighters.

The class 6D and 7D both have two ready slots with 7 or 14 spares for each slot respectively.

The advantage of the Class 6&7 over the Class 5 is that with two ready slots you can immediately launch the second slot while the first is assembling a new fighter.

Has anyone spent some time in a CZ with fighters? Do you really need 28 spares if you let the AI do the flying? I am just thinking that the class 7 slot on a corvette can be better used for SCB.